Features News What is a softboy, and why is it bad to be one? by Lochie Schuster Do you know anyone who took up smoking because Pulp Fiction “changed the way he perceives the world”? Sorry to break it to you, but they’re probably a softboy. He…
Clocked New ‘Overwatch’ content delayed to accommodate McCree name change by Alastair Cairns New Overwatch content has been delayed due to controversy surrounding the in-game character based on disgraced ex-Blizzard game designer Jesse McCree. It has just been announced that some new Overwatch…
Clocked News Over 350,000 ‘Call of Duty’ players banned as part of anti-toxicity scheme by Alys Oldham An anti-toxicity progress report published on Call of Duty’s blog has revealed over 350,000 accounts have been banned over the past 12 months as part of a project to combat…
Features Politics Brittany Higgins, Christian Porter, and Australia’s epidemic of misogyny by Ria Pandey Canberra has recently been shaken by the allegations set forth by Brittany Higgins (amongst others) – but for Australian women, the reality of sexual assault has loomed over us for…
News Politics Scott Morrison congratulates himself for not mindlessly murdering protestors by Mike Hitch Morrison has congratulated his “vibrant liberal democracy” after zero women attending March 4 Justice events across the country were shot. In what should be a clickbait headline but isn’t, Morrison…
Features Film and TV Pop Culture Does ‘The Bachelor Australia’ promote sexist and damaging ideals? Yeah by Manning Patston The Bachelor Australia is incredibly addictive. With its huge personalities, wine, and drama, it’s admittedly entertaining but also backwards as hell. The Bachelor Australia is one of those shows you can…
Film and TV News ‘Married At First Sight’ comes under fire for platforming toxic masculinity by Hayley Noble On Married At First Sight this week, audiences see a bunch of shallow blokes mistaking rudeness for honesty. The series of unfortunately shitty events that have unfolded on Married At First…
News Politics Pop Culture Harry Styles finally responds to Candace Owens with world’s sassiest comeback by Phoebe Repeti Harry Styles broke history as the first man to ever be on the cover of Vogue – but it didn’t come without the haters. Typical tropes of masculinity have been…
Arts News Indigenous artist Billy Bain peels back the surface of Aussie masculinity in upcoming solo exhibition by Luka Simonetti Blokes, the first solo exhibition from Indigenous Sydney artist Billy Bain, playful deconstructs representations of Australian masculinity. Billy Bain is known respectfully within the realms of both the local surfing…
